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Defunct P2P Crypto Platform Paxful Sentenced to $4M Penalty for Money Laundering, Travel Act Violations
12.2.2026
Peer‑to‑peer cryptocurrency trading platform Paxful was sentenced to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to conspiring in schemes that promoted illegal prostitution and violated the Bank Secrecy Act. Prioritizing Profit Over Compliance Paxful Holdings, a peer-to-peer...
X Money ‘external beta’ will go live in 1-2 months, Musk says
12.2.2026
The tech billionaire revealed X Money will launch in limited beta before rolling out globally as part of the firm’s “everything app” strategy
U.S. DOJ hits Paxful for $4 million in case tied to illegal sex work, money laundering
11.2.2026
The crypto platform's penalty was sharply reduced due to its ability to pay, according to U.S. authorities
Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral
11.2.2026
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer
UK Central Bank taps firms to test elements of distributed-ledger settlement infrastructure
10.2.2026
The six-month central bank pilot brings together market infrastructure providers, banks and Web3 companies to assess how core UK markets could move onchain
Lyn Alden: The Fed’s New Playbook Is Slow Money, Not Shock Therapy
10.2.2026
In her latest investment strategy newsletter, Lyn Alden argues that the Federal Reserve has quietly shifted back into balance sheet expansion, ushering in what she calls a “gradual print” rather than a dramatic return to crisis-era stimulus. Alden’s Latest Analysis Breaks Down the Fed’s Balance...
Chinese Money Laundering Networks Funneled $16.1 Billion in Crypto in 2025
5.2.2026
In 2025, Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illegal crypto, nearly 20% of the global underground economy. Telegram Channels as Laundering Hubs Chinese-language money laundering networks funneled an estimated $16.1 billion in illicit funds through cryptocurrency...
Critics tell UK Lords stablecoins are not future money
4.2.2026
At a House of Lords hearing, witnesses cast doubt on stablecoins as mainstream money, backing strict Bank of England oversight and criticizing the "disastrous" US GENIUS Act for letting non‑banks into “the money business.”
Ripple secures full EU e-money license in Luxembourg
2.2.2026
The payments firm said Luxembourg’s CSSF has granted final Electronic Money Institution approval, moving it from “in-principle” status to a license it can use to expand Ripple Payments across the bloc
The era of ‘suitcase money’ is over: Why your offshore crypto is no longer safe from the taxman
1.2.2026
Holders with large troves of unreported crypto held offshore are rightly getting nervous about new and invasive tax-reporting regimes
Precious metals crash, with silver plunging 35%, gold 12%; bitcoin holds at $83,000
30.1.2026
Crypto bulls who have theorized that bitcoin can't begin rising until money flows out of red-hot precious metals are about to find out if they were correct
Here is what Trump nominee for Fed chair Kevin Warsh said about bitcoin and rates
30.1.2026
The former Federal Reserve governor has invested in crypto firms, criticized bitcoin’s role as money and argued for a U.S. digital dollar
Today’s The Last Chance To Buy The Nintendo Switch’s Best Deal
30.1.2026
The Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers go off sale from tomorrow, goddammit
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Crypto for Advisors: banks and digital money
29.1.2026
Banks are embracing stablecoins and tokenized deposits as a means to upgrade their financial infrastructure, but they are approaching the two technologies differently
Fintech Dakota wants enterprises to treat money like software
29.1.2026
The platform enables enterprises to use programmable stablecoins for payments and treasury while outsourcing custody, compliance and settlement
A Fed move to backstop Japan bonds could boost Bitcoin: Arthur Hayes
28.1.2026
BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes says the yen is weakening while Japanese government bond yields are rising, which could lead to Japanese investors selling US Treasuries
Crypto money laundering balloons to $82B as Chinese-language services dominate, Chainalysis says
27.1.2026
Chinese-language networks now handle a disproportionate share of global crypto money laundering flows, according to a new Chainalysis report
It’s Not Too Late To Save Beloved Gaming Franchises That Have Become Too Big To Fail
23.1.2026
A smaller team making a smaller-budget game makes lots more money than no game at all
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Forza Horizon 6 Is Raising The Early Access Tax On Its Biggest Fans
23.1.2026
Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have to spend $60 to play the latest entry in the racing series a few days early
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Crypto takeaways from Davos: Politics and money collide
23.1.2026
Crypto is shedding its illicit money image, but central bankers at the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026 warned it threatens monetary sovereignty